Man, 24, is arrested over death of five-month-old girl who was found in cardiac arrest at house in Sheffield before Christmas

  • Man has been arrested following the tragic death of five-month-old baby Avery 
  • Officers were called to the Intake area of Sheffield on December 18 at 9.54am
  • Avery was found in cardiac arrest and taken to hospital where she tragically died 
  • The 24-year-old was arrested in connection with her death and released on bail 

A man has been arrested following the death of a five-year-old girl who was found in cardiac arrest.

South Yorkshire police were called to a house in the Intake area of Sheffield on Saturday, 18 December at 9:54am after baby Avery was found seriously unwell.

The phone call had come from a member of the ambulance service who had attended the property and found the baby in cardiac arrest. She was then taken to hospital where she tragically died.

 Police have now revealed a man has been arrested in connection with her death and has since been released on bail, while enquiries into the tragedy continue.

South Yorkshire police were called to a house in the Intake area of Sheffield on Saturday, 18 December at 9:54am after baby Avery (pictured) was found seriously unwell

South Yorkshire police were called to a house in the Intake area of Sheffield on Saturday, 18 December at 9:54am after baby Avery (pictured) was found seriously unwell

A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police told the MailOnline: 'Police were called at 9.54 am on Saturday, December 18 (2021) to a house in the Intake area of Sheffield following reports from the ambulance service that a baby was in cardiac arrest.

'The girl was taken to hospital where she sadly died.

'Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing and a 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and has been released on bail.'

Her mother, who has remained anonymous, previously paid tribute to her 'beautiful' daughter, who would have turned six-months-old last Friday. 

The phone call had come from a member of the ambulance service who had attended the property and found the baby in cardiac arrest. She was then taken to hospital where she tragically died.

The phone call had come from a member of the ambulance service who had attended the property and found the baby in cardiac arrest. She was then taken to hospital where she tragically died.

She told Yorkshire Live: "She was very giggly, very smiley and she's got bright big blue eyes. 

'From the day she was born I always called her beautiful, so every time she was sat on the settee or in her bouncer I'd tell her how beautiful she was and she'd always smile and make her cooing noises.

'She was just giggly all the time and kicking her legs, trying to speak and if you ignored her she'd get louder and louder and louder.'

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